Grumman G-164A N5260
30 March 1971 · Vidal, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 30 March 1971 at about 08:45 local time, a Grumman G-164A registered N5260, operated by Border Aviatio, was involved in an accident during in flight near Vidal, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vidal, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rio Mesa Ranch
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-164A
- Registration
- N5260
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Border Aviatio
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2107
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
2ND PASS, PULLED UP OVR PWR LINES, PLT UN CK SINK RATE.ACFT SETTLED INTO TREES 150FT BEYOND WIRES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman G-164A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 1971 | Grumman G-164A | Arthur, Illinois, United States | Mid-Continent | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1971 | Grumman G-164A | Blacksburg, Virginia, United States | Lyons Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1971 | Grumman G-164A | Oakland, Mississippi, United States | Browns Flying | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1971 | Grumman G-164A | Tubbell, Arkansas, United States | James H.young | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1971 | Grumman G-164A | Earl, Arkansas, United States | B and G Flying | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1971 | Grumman G-164A | St John, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |